Moving the gun too soon

jacky

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So I was at a fun shoot today, 200 handicap targets. I have been struggling lately and ended up running 49 straight on my last two rounds. However, a old shooting came up to me after and said I was moving my gun after the call but before I saw the target and hence I was chasing the targets all over. It seems that this may be why I have been struggling lately. Any of you more experienced trap shooters out there have a method/advice to fix this problem?? I really don't know what to do beside making a better effort to see the target before I move the gun....

Jacky
 
Hold a higher gun......this is also applicable if you find sometimes you are shooting too soon! If the targets are consistent and its not windy you can almost hold as high as the targets apex.
 
Holding a higher gun will help and is something that I do. Also try in practise haveing the puller give you a differeant delay from when you call pull to when they push the button. Anywhere from .5 seconds to 4 seconds and it will deffiantly stop you from moveing the gun before you see the target.

Tim
 
I agree with Ben, hold a higher gun. Less gun movement is always better. 49/50 is good shooting in handicap. Are you still a 20yrd shooter or are you getting closer to the back of the bus. Its fun getting there but there is way more money to made up close;) . play the game and don't be in too much of a hurry to move back. my .02
 
happiness is a warm gun said:
Do you shoot with both eyes open?
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No I am a one eyed shooter.

Hold a higher gun......this is also applicable if you find sometimes you are shooting too soon! If the targets are consistent and its not windy you can almost hold as high as the targets apex.
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hmmmm yes this is what a friend/coach told me to do today. I will definately do this as well as make a conscious effort to be patient.

The big question is, Did you have fun ? cause you did learn from the day afield.
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Yes it was a great day and great time with good friends from my club. Further as I am always trying to learn more and get better it was a very successful day :dancingbanana:

Are you still a 20yrd shooter or are you getting closer to the back of the bus. Its fun getting there but there is way more money to made up close
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I am still a 20yrd shooter. I did not do well enough to move back a yard at my last PITA shoot of year. No big deal. Lots to do next year.

Jacky
 
I had a problem like that so a coach did this. I would call the bird but he would intentionally not pull it right away but wait a few seconds. It took about half a round and then I did'nt move the gun until I saw the target!
Have some one try it for you ,it also works on skeet.
cooner
 
cooner said:
I had a problem like that so a coach did this. I would call the bird but he would intentionally not pull it right away but wait a few seconds. It took about half a round and then I did'nt move the gun until I saw the target!
Have some one try it for you ,it also works on skeet.
cooner
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Good one. I am definately going to try this next practice.

Jacky
 
Jacky, you might want to try practising pointing your gun with both eyes open. I used to have a routine where I would look and point the gun out my patio door window at a point in my backyard. I would then pick another point in the yard that was behind and slightly away from the first point. I would then move my gun once I clearly saw the second point and would point the gun to the new point. I would close my left eye to see how well I lined things up with both eyes open.

Shooting with both eyes open simply saves your eye muscles. If you are shooting 50-100 rounds in a day, I think one-eyed is okay. If you get into serious competition and are shooting 600-1000 rounds in a weekend, you need to look after your eyes or eye fatigue will drop a few birds for you.
 
As was said, 49 out of 50 is nothing to be unhappy about. :) To do that consistantly is not easy, for the best of shooters. We all have off days, where you can't seem to get good breaks.:(

I to am a one eye shooter, and contrary to the advice previously given, I tend to hold the gun a little lower, so I can "aquire" the target sooner. Two eyed shooters do have the advantage, of seeing the target and direction faster, but if you hold lower as a one eye shooter, you can still "get on it" quicker. I do hold slightly higher when shooting caps, compared to singles, but still not over the roof of the trap house. You don't want to block the target as it leaves with the barrel.

I hold slightly to the left of the trap house on post 1, slightly to the right on post 5. Focus clearly on an object downrange, before calling for the target, so that your one eye "see's" the target clear, faster.
 
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